Srinagar, Nov. 6 -- Observing that government transfer policies must align with constitutional values protecting family life and substantive gender equality, the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT), has directed the J&K Government to decide within seven days a representation filed by a woman gynaecologist challenging her deployment to the remote Gurez area of Bandipora district.

The Tribunal, while referring to the Supreme Court judgment in S.K. Nausad Rahman and Others v. Union of India and Others (2022), observed that the administration must actively consider the physical vulnerability, health conditions and familial responsibilities of a woman doctor before enforcing postings at difficult stations.

The direction was passed by Tribu...